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Julie McLoughlin

Summary

Professional advisor with strong focus on achieving results and fostering team collaboration. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and client relationship management. Known for adaptability and reliability in dynamic environments. Prepared to deliver impactful solutions and drive success in any advisory role.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

BCM Advisor

RBC
01.2015 - Current
  • Responsible for the execution of the Business Continuity Risk Management (BCRM) Program within Personal Banking and Commercial Banking Canada.
  • Supports RBC Business Unit to prepare and respond to incidents; support the incident management process, as required.
  • Provide BCRM subject matter expertise and work directly with the RBC Business Units and Business Risk Managers in the ownership and management of business continuity risk to ensure adherence to the BCRM program, policy and standard
  • Partner with RBC Business Units to ensure all business continuity risks have been identified and populated within the business impact analysis (BIA)
  • Partner with RBC Business Units to develop clear requirements for recovery strategies & internal contingency plans (long, medium, and short term) and workarounds, including protocols for invoking Business Continuity Plans
  • Identify RBC Business Unit recovery time and point objective gaps or single point of failure, challenging business requirements as required and assist in developing workarounds
  • Support the planning and coordination with RBC Business Units to validate plans and workarounds by testing severe but plausible scenarios

Senior Business Analyst

TD Asset Management
01.2006 - 01.2015
  • Subject matter expert in the field of Business Continuity, providing program leadership to a portfolio of institutional and retail businesses in order to mitigate risk and promote operational resiliency in the event of a business disruption.
  • Develop, evaluate and govern BCM plans according to corporate policies, standards and guidelines.
  • Manage all BCM-related reporting activities and documentation including: test results, compliance status, notification lists, recovery plans, client due diligence inquiries, audit and service provider requests.
  • Perform Incident Management in the event of a significant business disruption by supporting the affected business units and providing timely analysis and reports to ensure effective communication and escalation to the Executive Incident Management team for appropriate oversight and ownership of an incident.
  • Responsible for Business's Secondary Site; ensuring continuous operational readiness, allocating associated expenses, and providing onsite facilities management during a BCM event.
  • Raise BCM awareness through the design and delivery of educational presentations, activities and events.
  • Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external businesses committed to Business Continuity and seek out opportunities for partnering.
  • Contribute to the safety of staff by overseeing emergency response programs including the recruitment and training of Fire Warden Teams, Health & Safety Officers and First Aid Attendants.
  • Assume the lead on projects promoting Operational Risk (ex. Data Vendor Management, Access Controls, End User Computing).
  • Experienced in collaborating with senior industry forums, regulators, and internal and external auditors.
  • Experienced in Mentoring – provided field experience for a University of York Disaster & Emergency Management Masters student by creating a supportive learning environment, sharing ideas, providing opportunities and offering performance feedback.

Education

DRI Professional Certification - ABCP

DRI
07-2009

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Canadian Securities Institute
01.2000

Bachelor of Education - undefined

University of Toronto
01.1994

Bachelor of Arts - undefined

University of Toronto
01.1991

Skills

  • Financial industry expertise with solution delivery proficiency
  • Analytical thinking
  • Time management
  • Critical thinking
  • Written communication
  • Relationship building
  • Strategic planning
  • Problem-solving
  • Training and mentoring
  • Client engagement
  • Client relationship management
  • Risk assessment
  • Persuasion techniques
  • Industry knowledge
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Excellent communication
  • Organizational skills

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  • 20+ years of experience in executing business continuity practices in the financial services industry
  • Strong program management skills with the ability to independently create and execute a detailed plan
  • Strong presentation and communication (verbal and written) skills
  • Effective collaboration skills
  • Experience working in a complex, matrix environment with changing priorities and proactively managing a diverse set of stakeholders
  • Strong critical thinking skills, with the ability to independently recognize problems, propose solutions and execute on them

Timeline

BCM Advisor

RBC
01.2015 - Current

Senior Business Analyst

TD Asset Management
01.2006 - 01.2015

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Canadian Securities Institute

Bachelor of Education - undefined

University of Toronto

Bachelor of Arts - undefined

University of Toronto

DRI Professional Certification - ABCP

DRI
Julie McLoughlin